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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

The papers along the line of the c.
X. & N, have generally copied the
HERALD's statement that it was now
settled that the Machine Shops and
Division Station were to be at Phil
lips burg, and our town is being gener-
ally advertised. We re-assure all our
exchanges that our former statement
in this matter may be relied on. The
HERALD knows what 1t is talking about
in regard TO that question.
It is represented to the HERALD that
new Laundry is badly needed in Phil
lipsburg, Not that the women who
now do washing, do not do good work,
but they have more thsn they can do 1t
is said. We are informed that 2 num-
Der Of young men here send regularly
their soiled clothes by express to At
Gibson 20 be lauudried II that is so
there is room here for d Chinaman or
somebody else to start 80 washee
house.
In this copy OF the Herald may be
found the new professional card of
Smith & earle who have opened an
Office over the First National Bank and
who are prepared TO do a law and real
estate business. These gentlemen
come from Benton and Blackhawk
counties, Iowa, are intelligent, cour-
teous gentlemen The HERALD ex-
tends to them its hearty welcome and
hopes they may never regret having
located in PhilIpsburg.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
COLOSSAL STATUES.
The Imposing Figure of Buddha In the
Asiatic Town of Bamian.

The Imposing Figure of Buddha In the
isiatic Town of Bamian.
| B;,mian is on the road between Cabul
and Balkh, Afghanistan, where it crosses
the Paropamisus range. The situation
is high, being some where about $500
/ feet above the sea. The rock is con-
| glomerate, or pudding-stone, of which
there is a high cliff in the valley. In
this al an early period, probably during
the first centuries of the Christian era,
Buddhist monks excavated caves. These
are in large numbers at Bamian, EEK
tending for miles," but there are nu-
merous groups of caves besides, extend
ing northward along the road as far as
HALIFAX. Judging by the remains in
the Jelalabad Valley, these caves would
not be the only uiharas, or monastres;
there would be built structures as well.
When Hwen-Tsang, the Chinese pill
grim, visited Bantam, about $50 A. D..
he states that there were one thousand
monks at it and ten converts. He de-
scribes Bamian as a kingdom; but now
we only know the spot from its caves
and great statues, which are remains
of Buddhism. and not, so far as is
known. the remains of any thing like
capital city of kingdom. The
statues are known in the present day as
Sal Sal and Shah Mameh, and the
Bacheh, or child.
There are five statues at Bamian;
three of them are in inches. which have
been cut out, the figures being formed
of the rock within the niche. The
largest statue has been produced in
this way. Its size has been variously
estimated by travellers, some putting it
at 100 feet, and others as high as $50
feet. Captain Talbot used a theodolite
and found that all previous estimates
had been short of the truth. The fig
ure is 173 feet high, which is only 20
feet lower than the London Monument,
the exact measurement of it being POP
feet. The Nelson Column in Trafalgar
Square is 176 feet, just three feet
higher than the Bamian figure, and
thus giving almost an exact counter
part to its height. The Liberty
statue at New York is 105 feet high, on
pedestal of SO feet, but the raised
band and torch is 1877 feet high.
Hwen-Tsang distinctly states that it is
a figure of Buddha. This is of some
Importance, because it has been sug-
gested that the figures belonged to the
pre-Budhist period. Captain Matt
lands drawings are quite sufficient to
determine this point, and the Buddhist
character of the figures need no longer
be question of doubt. There is the
well-known knob on the top of the
head, the long ears, and the drapery
in folds, which all know who
are familiar with Buddhist art.-United
PRESBYTERIAN.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
What Did the Jays DoS

A resident of Memphis, Mo-, erected
on his lawn large bird-house, intend
ed as the summer house of flock of
martins. 1t was a three-story affair.
and three varieties of birds inhabited
it-martins, bluebirds and sparrows.
The numbers were about equal. The
mixture of breeds did not appear tn
cause discomfort for long time. Each
bird nation gathered sticks and straw
end other material for nests, and har-
mony prevailed for weeks. One day,
however, this gentleman family dis
covered that there was somethino
wrong with the inhabitants of the ai1y
house on the lawn. There was unusual
commotion, squalling, pecking and
t1uttering, which denoted trouble in
the hitherto happy family. A close
watch brought the further discov-
cry that the martins and
bluebirds had joined forces,
and were making a mighty effort to
drive the sparrows off the premises.
The sparrows battled pluckily for their
home, but were in the end doomed to
defeat and ignominious fl chit. Onpo.
site the lawn, in a neighbours yard,
stood several large oaks. A small col
ony OF blue-jays had pre-empted homes
here. The sparrows, on being forced
from homes and nests, took refuge in
the oaks. Their advent was followed
by bird chatter and chirp and squall,
participated in by both sparrows and
jays. The noise attracted the family.
and now two households were watchino
with interest the actions of the WINGED
tribes. Shortly the sparrows. seem
ingly escorted by a number of the laws.
returned to the lawn and home. This
was followed by convention of bird
music, in which the jays took the prom
'nent part. By-and-by the bedlam OF
voices ceased, and the jays did the
talking or chirping. Thev soon re-
turned to the oaks, leaving quiet and
peace on the lawn. The three bird col.
onies worked all summer without fur
her jar or disagreement. Did the iay,
lct the part of peacemakersP--Goiaen
Days
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
DUNDER'S SAYINGS.
TeEtonic Wisdom in a Highly Condensed
and PalatabIe Form.

TeEtonic Wisdom in Highly Condensed
and PalatabIe Form.
Maybe it vhas leetle strange dol
! person in poor health vhas an infidel.
No man vhas so great or good dol
he can kick SOMEBODY'S dog und not
make an enemy.
Gratitude means dot we feel tickled
80 long as we are getting something for
nothing. When it vhas der odder fel.
lcr's turn we kick.
Much dot der world readily accepts
as wisdom vhas only assurance NIT a
shcap coat of plating.
If der world owes anybody a living
it vhas der man who works der hard
est.
Might should make right, but it vhas
better to loose your case dan to engage
in kicking match NIT a mule.
While we like to see our neighbor get
along und prosper, it vhas pretty hardt
to forgif der aunt who dies und leafs
him legacy.
If we can pass a punched quarter of
On street-car conductor dis world vhas
kll of honest men. If dot conductor
sticks us nit lead nickel we no longer
haf confidence in any man integrity.
If some poor man dies der question
vhas: "Vhen shall he be buried?' II
some rich man dies eaferybody asks:
"Can dey proke his will?'
If you like to see how generous a man
really vhas, elect him to some place
where he can vote AWAY odder peoples
money.
If you like to keep your friends, keep
your money where dey can't get it
Der man who borrows of you und can,
pay feels dot you hat wronged him.
[ like to see some boy enjoy himself
all he can, but if he vhas breaking my
windows instead of my neighbours dot
vhas deeferant.
Der man who figures dot dis world
vhas created simply to gif him a shance
to lif vhas shenerally buried NIT very
short funeral procession.
When a man vhas at der bottom of a
veil it vhas very kindt in somepody to
advise him to look oop.
1t vhas peter dot you doan' sing
your own praises. When somepody |
else sings for you it gifts you a shance
to blush.
Der man who is loudest in his pity
for der poverty of others gets off der
sheapest. Der market vhas so over
stocked init pity dot der price yhas very
loW.-Detron Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
MONOTONOUS SPELLING.
Two Very Good Anecdotes in Regard to
James Russell Lowell.

Two Very Good Anecdotes in Regard to
James Russell Lowell.
I. w. Higginson is credited with
selling & racy anecdote in regard to
James Russell Lowell. According to
Mr. Higginson, one of the Adirondack
guides expresses the opinion that Mr..
Lowell is IAN ignorant cuss," and
backs up the Characterization with this
bill of particulars:
"Well, | was out with him in canoe,
and we were going down stream with
the current, and making frst-rate time,
and he didn't know any better than to
insist that we should go over to the
other side of the stream just to get in
the shade of the bank out of the sun;
and we didn't get ahead at all Now
| call a man that don't know enough to
take advantage of the current in a
canoe blamed ignoramus.
This same critical Adirondack guide,
OF one of his professional brethren, fig
ures in another story, which is also told
at the expense of Mr.. Lowell's intel
ligence. Said the guide in question to
a gentleman whom he met in the woods
and who mentioned that he came from
Boston:
''Do you know Lowell?"
''What's his first name?''
"Jim.n
"Do you refer to James Russell
Lowell, the poet?'
Eyes, that's him.
"Oh, yes, I know Mr.. Lowell very
well, and admire him greatly"
"Well, took to him, too, but with
regret in his tone] he's got one mi ghty
sing lar habit
ITO what do you refer?'
'Well, he's written me several let
tiers, off and on, when he's been comm
up here, and he's monotonous
speller.'
"a wha tp"
"a monotonous speller. I've ALWAYS
noticed that in his letters to me Lowell
spells his words the same way ev'ry
time-I never do. - Chicago Tribune. |
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
EATING AND EARNING,

Oh, once there was little boy,
Who dearly loved to shirk
Because he was lazy lad,
And hated all hard work.
One day his mother bade him churn
While she was gone to town;
But soon as she was out OF sight
He flung the dasher down.
ats churning. churning, twice week."
He groaned despairingy:
81 wish there were no COWS. I wish
The churn was in the sea.
II wish the butter'd chNrn itself;
I wish"-and then he sighed
''The old wood-box would fill ITSELF"
And then he almost cried.
''1t's, 'Bub, do this, and BuD, do that
All day, oh, dear" groaned he.
ats all a boy should do to eat
And grow, it seems to me.
81 wish''-and he was wishing still
All foolish things, when, 10!
There stood his mother in the door
How could she hurry so.
II s'pose the buffers come" she said;
His face began to burn,
And he began to fidget when
He saw her at the churn.
She lifted up the lid, and then
You lazy boy!'' she said.
81 ought to whip you, but won't;
I'll punish you instead
SPY giving you dry bread to eat
Until you're glad to earn
The butter that you like so well
BY working at the churn."
Now he was pleased to think that his
Could easily get rid
OF churning, if he went without
The butter for his bread
But by and by he hungry grew,
And begged piece to eat;''
She cut slice of bread. Alasl
He missed the butter sweet.
At dinner-time dry bread again
The butter looked so nice
"Oh. DEAR thought he, Il wish had
A little for my Slice
At supper-time it really seemed
On dry bread he must choke;
His mother smiled But, ali. to him
1t seemed a sorry joke.
Next morning very meekly, he
Unto his mother said:
I'll churn to-day" And earn" said she,
1.-THE butter for your bread
II felt quite sure my plan would work;
hope from this you'll learn
This lesson: What he would enjoy,
boy must help 70 earn
A boy-or man-should be ashamed
To make himself shirk;
To earn q share in llfe's good things,
Just do your share of work.
-E6eD E. Rerford
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
UNCLE JOHNS TALK.

Something About Great Group of Stars
Called the Clipper" and How to Find
the "North Star"
U. J.-Well, here we are, and I am
very glad to see you! Seven O'Clock
and all on time, ready for our first talk.
But before we begin, Sarah, will YOU
please bring me about half a dipper OF
water? On the farm, and in the school
room, love to drink out of dipper.
Thank you! Adams ale forever
George, will you describe dipper?
CA dipper is made of tin, and it
has cup to hold the water, or any
thing; and it has handle to hold it by,
and a ring to hang it up by.
q. livery good. Are all dippers
made of tin, Ella?
E.-No, sir. have seen them made
of wood. And my aunt has one made
of a gourd.
U. J.-Yes, gourds make very nice
clippers. Cup, handle, ring. Let me
show you a dipper that 1 have here.
This is map of the solar system on
this side; and here, on the other side,
is my dipper. Sammie, what do you
say this one is made of?
81 should say it was meant to look
like dipper, and it is made of paint.
1t looks like lot of stars, with lines
between them.
U. $50 it does. Now I will take
this crayon, and put the stars on the
blackboard, without any lines, and you
may count them as make them.
Glass; One! two! three! four five!
six! seven! eight!
.. J.-What Mary?
M-The last one does not belong to
the dipper
U. J.-That is true. But we shall
see pretty soon why I have it here with
the dipper. And now, 1 am sorry to
say that [ must talk alone for little
while, just to save some of our time. [
wonder if you know that there is a
great dipper, looking very much like
this up in the sky? Yes, there is one.
And it has four stars for the cup or
bowl, two others for the handle, and
one more for the ring; a great dipper
made of seven stars! And wanted Just
to tell you few things about it this !
evening, and leave you to see if you
can find it when you go home. Of
course, could 60 right out with you
now, and point it out to you. But that
would spoil the pleasure you will have
in finding it for yourselves. won't
even tell you which way in the heavens
to look for it.
But now. will tell you three things
about it: First, when you do find it, if
you will look at these two stars oppo-
site the handle, and follow the direc-
lion in which they point, right up to
that bright star, you will come to the
North Star! That is called the "North
Star" because it is directly over the
North Pole Of the earth; and these two
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
PETTY VANDALISM.
pSfacement of the Yellowstone Geysers by
Shallow-Minded Visitors.

| DETACHMENT of the Yellowstone Geysers by
Shallow Minded Visitors.
1t is pity that the wonderful natu-
raj attractions of the Yellowstone Ma
tlonal Park can noe be preserved from
vandal hands for future generations.
From the report of Captain Moses Har-
ris to the Secretary of the Interior, it
would seem that the geysers of the yell
lowstone, as well as the game, needs
protection.
at is apparent from the most casual
observation that the means heretofore
employed for the preservation of the
natural objects of wonder and beauty
in the Park have been entirely made.
quate. 1t may be said without exae-
geration that not one of the notable
geyser formations in the Park has
escaped mutilation or DETACHMENT in
some form. Those that have been most
fortunate are covered with lead-pencil
inscriptions, recording the names of
those shallow-minded visitors to whom
such a distinction is a pleasure. A
lead pencil mark seems to be a
very harmless DETACHMENT, but names
bearing date of 1880 are still dis
coverable through the thin deposit
of silica, and if this marking
should go on unchecked, in very
few years these once beautiful forma-
tons will have become unsightly and
unattractiye objects. At the Upper
Geyser Basin, names with date of June,
1886, have been chiseled into the solid
geyserite so deep, that, in the slow pro.
cess OF nature, many years must elapse
before this mutilation will be obliter.
ated. Not content with the deface-
ment of the formations, efforts are con-
stantly being made to destroy the
geysers themselves, by throwing into
them sticks, logs Of wood and all sorts
OF distractions. The eruptive force of
several of the geysers has been totally
destroyed by vandalism of this charac-
Ter. The footsteps of the throngs of
visitors are wearing away the deli
cate, and lace-like tracery of the sill
,ious deposits, and in few years the
ormations surrounding the geysers
will present the appearance of the worn
'avements OF city street. The willful
lefacement Of the beautiful objects can
'nly be prevented by watchful super
'ision, supported by the rigid enforce
nent OF lawful penalties. A certain
mount of wear and deterioration, Incl
ent to the multitude of visitors, 10
robably unavoidable. "-Golde, Rule,
What did Jack and the Beans
ak about2-.Ier0s .Sifti2a0s.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

H. ars are called the "Pontcls;" why,
Alict"?
| A.-.Because they point to the North
Star.
| U. J.-Yes. Well, the second thing
| want to tell about his dippcr is that
| this star here at the emo of the handle,
when you look closely at II, is two
stars, bright one and dim one, that
seem very close together; and the dim
one is a beautiful double star; but il
we look at it through one of these ma
chimes called telescopes, - it would APP
pear as it really is, two greaA bright
stars. There are thousands = double
stars among all the stars that we see
every night, but this is one of t,le most
interesting of them.
The dipper was originally called
'Charleswain' or Wagon. 1t is part of
| the constellation or star group, Ursa
| Major, the Great Bear, the dipper ham
die representing the tail of the ocar,
The name of the double star, the mid
die one of the three in the bears tail,
star.
The most interesting thing / was
going to tell you is this: If long,
straight wire could be stretched all the
way from that North Star to the North
Pole of the earth on which we live, and
that could be run straight through
the earth to the South Pole, and then
stretched straight on and on, away out
to the farthest star in the opposite part
OF the heavens, the part of that wire
that was in the earth, reaching from
one pole to the other, would represent >
the axis of the earth around which the
whole globe of the earth revolves or
turns, just as [ turn this ball round and
round, you see, about this knitting
needle. You know the earth turns
over, in that way, from west to east
once day, slowly rolling over like that
in just twenty-four hours. Well, now,
that motion of the earth itself, slowly
turning over from west to east, makes
the whole heavens, all the stars and the
sun and moon all seem to turn around
right the other way, from east to west,
don't you scee So the sun seems to
rise in the east and go over our heads
and down ont of cur sight in the
west! The moon does the same; and
all the stars, except the North Star, do
the same. The stars all rise in the east.
pass up over our heads, those that ara
not too far north or too far south, and
pass down out of sight in the west. OF
course those that rise in the east in the
with the sun, pass over our
heads in the daytime and set when the
sun does, we can not see. because the
great sun shines SO much brighter Do
you understand it9 If so, you do
pretty well. You want to understand
i 50 that you can see it all with YOUR
eyes shut. That is seeing with the
mind or with the imagination. And
now what | want you to see, last of all,
about the Dipper, is that it will be, dur
ng a part of the twenty-four hours
light side up, and during the other part +,
If the twenty-four hours bottom side
Up. This, remember, is because the
world turns over every day on its axis,
While the end of the axis points to the
North Star. "-Munyons Illustrated
World.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
WOMEN'S WAGES.
Some of the Weak Spots in Our Roasted
American Civilization

some OF the weak spots in our BOaSCe0
American Civilization
There is something wrong bout that
civilization which compcls Il woman to
work sixteen hours per day for six days
in week i'll order to earn So. so. Un-
fortunately there are women in the
large cities who have to work ia this
way 1t is hard for people who have
the means OF supplying their daily
wants ~ realize that any of their fel-
low-bcings arc doomed to life of dark
ness and grinding poverty such as
these wOmen endure.
That women are in many cases I'm.
derpald for tacir services as seamstresses
and as sa!eswomcn in stores is UNI
questionably true. Hard-hcartcd as a
stone and cruel rs Il serpent is the man
who will extort profit from the pow
erty OF the women who work for him.
But it would be folly to seek the cause
of this evil in nothing but the fiinty-
heartedness of employers. The trouble
is due, not to the form of Government,
nor to the organization of society. but
to the civilization which drives women
by the score into certain employment
and keeps them out of others.
When a dry goods merchant may
take his choice from among TWEEN
ty applications for work at six dollars
per week it is not to be expected that
he will insist upon paying ten dollars.
The number Of competitors in certain
lines of work reduce the wages. Wo-
men will work for starvation wages in
store or at sewing rather than secure
= comfortable living by doing house
work.
There is something wrong about the
civilization which teaches woman
chat it is more honorable to sew six
teen hours day for starvation wages
than 1t is to secure comfortable liv-
rg in domestic service There are I'M
doubtedly hundreds of women and
girls working in stores or as seam
stresses who have not one whit more
refinement, and are not in any respect
better educated than girls who are en-
ployed as servants in households. But
the former hold themselves far above
the latter. The civilization is wrong
which teaches young girls and womer
to make distinction of this kind.
1t is also wrong civilization which
teaches young women. whose parents
are we'll able TO provide for them and
who are surrounded by the comforts of
nome life, that they are in duty bound
% go out into the world and compete
with their less fortunate sisters in the
struggle for living Home life and
lone work constitute the proper sphere
or every woman. and it is a false phi
osophy which teaches anything else.
The woman, whether married or I'M
married, who can not live at home and
nd employment in home work is I'M
But the unhappy condition
t these unfortunates is rendered all
he more unhappy by the competition
t girls who, although they have COM
ortable homes, will, for the sake Of
arning a pittanee of pin money, seek
Employment as ''salesladies," or clerks,
r seamsTesses. -DenUer Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
THE IDIOT WAS THERE.
A Lively Discussion Which Ended In o
Striking Tab1eau.

a Lively Discussion Which Ended In 9
Striking Tableau.
Even vague personalities are never
safe Confide an unfavorable opinion
OF stranger to any one you choose,
and the chances are that the men will
prove to be at least cousins. Criticise
any proceeding, and you may look up
to find the man who instigated it
among your auditors. One day two
passengers in Western train were
discussing the pronunciation of the
word "stough." which they had seen
over the door of a small station-build-
ing on their route. They could not
agree, and therefore submitted the
question to third passenger.
Why" said he. Judging from
the pronunciation of the word rough.
slough say that Slough would spell
''rstuff.'
II should favor 'Stoo, in conformity
with the sound given the word
through, said another.
At this jancture new passenger
came in, and was Intercepted.
Anybody ought to know that
he promptly exclaimed. Through,
tho Slough. 'Sto,' of course. !"
Presently gentleman. who had been
listening in silence. said:
Il should call it 'Stoff, reasoning
from the pronunciation of the word
cough" he said.
At this a gray-haired man turned ia
his seat, and explained, with the in
trepldity of one who speaks from abso.
Lutte knowledge:
1T IS pronounced with the sound o.
'ow'-Stow.''
WELL" said one Of the parties in
the controversy. what idiot could have
way?n
1T was named after me,'' said the
gentleman, quietly. II laid ont the
town. Ny name is stoughn'- Youth,s
Companions.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
Something to Remember.

A mother had reproved her little girl
for being so clumsy as to drop dish,
and the little girl, after thoughtful
silence, said:
Mamma, can you write with your
left hand?"
81 could if were left-handed, but
I'm mott
"Well," said the little girl, 81 guess
little children are left-handed all over"
N. y. Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

The German newspapers tell tai,
readers that France is order;ng n.o;oo.
lies containing substance which maLos
blooapoisoning the result of any woaudI
received from them.